Cleander of Gela

For other persons with the same name, see Cleander

Cleander was a tyrant who ruled the Sicilian city of Gela, which had been previously subject to an oligarchy. He reigned for seven years, and was murdered 498 BC, by a citizen of Gela named Sabyllus who wanted to see the introduction of democracy in the city. Instead power is transferred to Cleander’s brother, Hippocrates of Gela.

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This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology by William Smith (1870).

Preceded by: -

Tyrant of Gela 505 BC – 498 BC

Succeeded by: Hippocrates